Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select cheque as your method of payment, follow these steps to complete your payment:
- Make your cheque payable to “Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority”
- Enter your Invoice Number on the memo line of the cheque
- Send your cheque to:
- Resource Productivity Recovery Authority
- PO Box 46114, STN A
- Toronto, ON
- M5W 4K9
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- It may take 2-4 weeks for your payment to be reflected in your Registry account due to mail and cheque processing times.
If you have questions relating to fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select electronic bill payment as your method of payment, this will be done through your online banking account, using the bill payment functionality. It is available at most major Canadian banks (e.g., TD, RBC, BMO, Scotiabank).
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
- Log in to your bank account.
- Go to the bill payment section and add RPRA as payee.
- Enter your registration number (found on your invoice) as the account number.
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- It may take 1–2 weeks for payment to be reflected in your Registry account.
If you have questions relating to fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 647-496-0530 or toll-free at 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select direct debit (also known as bank withdrawal) as your method of payment, this will be done through your Registry account.
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
- In the payment method section of the Registry, select direct debit as your preferred method.
- Enter your banking information/details.
- Review the withdrawal agreement then click “I agree to let RPRA collect my payments as per the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement.”
- Click PAY and the payment will process automatically.
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- Payment will be reflected in your Registry account once your transaction has been processed.
- By selecting direct debit, registrants authorize RPRA to collect payments as outlined in the withdrawal agreement.
- Registrants can save direct debit as their preferred payment method.
- Hazardous Waste Program (HWP) registrants can enrol in Manifest Autopay with direct debit as their saved payment method.
If you have questions about fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on October 31, 2022 by Julia Struyf -
If you select credit card as your method of payment, this will be done through your Registry account.
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
Follow these steps to complete your payment:
- In the payment method section of the Registry, select credit card as your preferred method.
- Enter your credit card details.
- Click PAY and the payment will process automatically.
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- Payment will be reflected in your Registry account once your transaction has been processed.
- Registrants can save a credit card as their preferred payment method.
- Hazardous Waste Program (HWP) registrants can enrol in Manifest Autopay with credit card as their saved payment method.
If you have questions about fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 1-833-600-0530.
How do I pay my fees to RPRA by cheque?
If you select cheque as your method of payment, follow these steps to complete your payment:
- Make your cheque payable to “Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority”
- Enter your Invoice Number on the memo line of the cheque
- Send your cheque to:
- Resource Productivity Recovery Authority
- PO Box 46114, STN A
- Toronto, ON
- M5W 4K9
Please note:
- Invoices are due on receipt.
- Invoices are in CAD funds and payments must be sent in CAD.
- It may take 2-4 weeks for your payment to be reflected in your Registry account due to mail and cheque processing times.
If you have questions relating to fee payment, contact our Compliance and Registry Team at [email protected] or call 1-833-600-0530.
Posted on September 22, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
- An ITT/AV hauler is a person that arranges the transport of ITT/AV used in Ontario that are destined for processing, reuse, refurbishing or disposal.
- An ITT/AV refurbisher is a person that prepares or refurbishes ITT/AV used in Ontario for the purpose of reuse.
- An ITT/AV processor is a person that processes ITT/AV used in Ontario for the purpose of resource recovery.
Posted on August 31, 2022 by Emma Chothani -
- A lighting hauler is a person that arranges the transport of lighting used in Ontario that are destined for processing, reuse, refurbishing or disposal.
- A lighting processor is a person that processes lighting used in Ontario for the purpose of resource recovery.
Posted on August 31, 2022 by Emma Chothani -
A person is considered a lighting producer under the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Regulation if they supply lighting into Ontario and one of the following apply:
- Are the brand holder for the lighting and have residency in Canada;
- If there is no resident brand holder, have residency in Ontario and import lighting from outside of Ontario;
- If there is no resident importer, have residency in Ontario and market directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g. online sales); or
- If there is no resident marketer, do not have residency in Ontario and market directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g., online sales).
Even if you do not meet the above definition, there may be circumstances where you qualify as a producer. Read the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation for more detail or contact the Compliance and Registry Team for guidance at [email protected] or (647) 496-0530 or toll-free at (833) 600-0530.
See our FAQ to understand “What is lighting under the EEE Regulation?”, “Who is a brand holder?”
Posted on August 4, 2022 by Monica Ahmed -
For the purpose of reporting annual supply data under the Blue Box Regulation, the weight of newspaper must be reported in the appropriate material categories. For example, newsprint must be reported in the ‘paper’ category, while any protective plastic wrapping must be reported as ‘flexible plastic’.
Then, producers will be asked to indicate what percentage of their total Blue Box material supply was newspaper, including any protective wrapping and supplemental advertisements and inserts, in that calendar year.
See our FAQs: “What is a newspaper?” and “Who is a newspaper producer?”
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
Annual registration will no longer be required. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks removed the annual registration renewal requirement (currently between January 1 and February 15), as per the amended Regulation 347: General – Waste Management. Starting January 1, 2023, registration information will be collected from generators at the time the business has a waste management activity to report in the new Registry, or where a waste generator’s facility-related information is inaccurate or has become outdated.
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
While foam insulating containers were included under the MHSW Program, the HSP Regulation defines a non-refillable pressurized container as a pressurized container that is used for the supply of a gas product.
Foam insulation containers are used to supply an insulating foam, which is not a ‘gas product,’ and therefore they do not meet the definition of a non-refillable pressurized container under the HSP Regulation.
Posted on July 20, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
Free riders are obligated parties that:
- Have not registered or reported to RPRA
- Have not established a collection and management system (if they are so required to), or;
- Are not operating a collection and management system (if they are so required to).
See our FAQs to understand “What is RPRA’s approach to free riders?”, and “What do I do if I think a business is a free rider?”
To note:
- Some producers only have requirements to register and report. Please refer to your specific program page on our website to understand producer obligations.
- Collection and management systems may be accomplished by a producer responsibility organization (PRO) on behalf of a producer through contractual arrangements between the producer and PRO. If a PRO is managing a producer’s collection and management requirements, producers must identify that PRO to RPRA.
Posted on July 4, 2022 by Michelle Hoover -
RPRA considers an aerosol container to be a non-refillable receptacle that contains a product and a propellant under pressure, and that is fitted with a release device allowing the contents to be ejected as solid or liquid particles in suspension in a gas, or as a foam, paste, powder, liquid, or gas.
Posted on June 3, 2022 by RPRA Communications -
No. If your business does not conduct resource recovery activities as its primary purpose, there is no requirement to register as a processor with the Authority.
